FairCom SQL for PHP

Introductory Tutorial

php.sql\tutorials\PHP_Tutorial1.php

This tutorial will take you through the basic use of the FairCom DB PHP Interface.

As with all other examples in the c-tree tutorial series, this tutorial simplifies the creation and use of a database into four simple steps: Initialize(), Define(), Manage(), and You’re Done() !

Tutorial #1: Introductory - Simple Single Table

We wanted to keep this program as simple as possible. This program does the following:

Initialize() - Connects to the FairCom Database Engine.
Define() - Defines and creates a "customer master" (custmast) table/file.
Manage() - Adds a few rows/records; Reads the rows/records back from the database; displays the column/field content; and then deletes the rows/records.
Done() - Disconnects from FairCom Database Engine.

Note our simple PHP script:

<?php

print("<html>\n");

print("<head>\n");

print("\t<title>PHP Tutorial 1</title>\n");

print("</head>\n");

print("<body>\n");

// Implementation of the concept of "init, define, manage and you're done..."

$session = Initialize();

Defines($session);

Manage($session);

Done($session);

We suggest opening the source code with your own editor.

Continue now to review these four steps.

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